Montessori from the Start, 1st Edition by Paula Polk Lillard - ISBN: 9780805211122
Paperback
A guide for parents with children up to the age of three explains how to apply the Montessori method of hands-on learning and self- discovery to infants and toddlers, providing advice on such areas as designing a baby’s bedroom, utilizing child-sized furniture, and teaching introductory skills includ

Montessori from the Start, 1st Edition

The Child at Home, from Birth to Age Three

$38.29

  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    15 July 2003

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Summary

Based on Dr. Maria Montessori’s philosophies for nurturing babies and toddlers, this practical and useful guide is brimming with instructions, anecdotes, and encouragement for raising calm, competent, and confident children-from designing the baby’s bedroom to encouraging life skills such as dressing themselves and working both independently and collaboratively.What can parents do to help their youngest children in their task of self-formation? How does the Montessori method of hands-on learn…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780805211122
ISBN-10:0805211128
Author:Paula Polk Lillard, Lynn Lillard Jessen
Publisher:Schocken Books
Imprint:Schocken Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Edition:1st
Release Date:15 July 2003
Weight:357g
Dimensions:202mm x 132mm x 22mm
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Critics Review

“A major and timely contribution to the early childhood years—anecdotal, rich in insight and experience, practical and useful. This informed, careful, and intelligent response to the unfolding of personality will peak parents’ interest as they learn how to establish healthy, enjoyable, and sustaining relationships with their children. A must for parents-to-be, nannies, and care-givers.” —Virginia McHugh Goodwin, Executive Director, Association Montessori International, U.S.A.

About The Author

Paula Polk Lillard

PAULA POLK LILLARD and her daughter, LYNN LILLARD JESSEN, cofounded the Forest Bluff School in Lake Bluff, Illinois, a Montessori school for children through the eighth grade. Paula is the principal of the school, and she and Lynn teach the parent child course, a workshop for parents on the Montessori approach for children from birth to age three. They live in Lake Forest, Illinois.

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